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Saharanpur smoldering in fire of casteism lit by BJP: Cong
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Following the worrisome Saharanpur clashes, the Congress Party on Thursday said the city was smoldering in the fire of casteism lit by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Saharanpur violence: Ram Gopal Yadav accuses BJP of 'divisive politic
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday expressed grief over the fresh violence reported from Saharanpur, while accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of dividing Uttar Pradesh people based on caste identities.
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Shun caste politics, help maintain peace in UP: BJP to Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Hours before Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati's visit to the trouble-torn area of Saharanpur and meet the Dalit community, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday advised the former chief minister to shun caste politics and help the Yogi Adity
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Jaipur: Gujjar community back under OBC category
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 20 (ANI): With the Gujjar community set to be included under the OBC category, Rajasthan Social Justice & Empowerment, Minority Affairs Minister Arun Chaturvedi on Saturday assured that the main motive of the Rajasthan government is to protect the jobs of
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Sambhal: Barber community takes on 'casteism' menace within vill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Fatepur village barbers in Sambhal have chosen their own authentic way to counter inter-caste conflicts in their village by refusing to tend to their customers for the past two months.
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Yogi Govt. preparing strategy to strengthen OBC, SC categories
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 01 (ANI): The Yogi Aditynath-led government is in the process of preparing two new categories for the state development, first to bring the neglected castes forward in the Other Backward Class (OBC) and Scheduled Caste (SC) category and second to forgive debt of
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MP: Dalits' well poured with kerosene in revenge
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agar Malwa (Madhya Pradesh) [India] May 1 (ANI): In an unfortunate incident, the upper caste villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Mana poured kerosene into a well used by the Dalits.
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Congress for reservation based on economic status
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 16 (ANI): In the wake of the proposal to increase the quota of seats reserved for the backward classes and the Muslim community in the Telangana Assembly, the Congress Party today said that reservation should be based on one's economic stature rather than religion
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UP Polls result shows rejection of casteism and nepotism: Ravi Shankar Pra
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Highlighting the growing popularity and prowess of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Centre on Saturday left no stones unturned in reminding the opposition of the crushing loss it faced in the Uttar Pradesh polls, asserting that the results cle
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Eyeing MCD, Kejriwal promises SC-ST Commission in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Post the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) debacle in Rajouri Garden bye-poll, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday tried to woo people of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to recover political capital in upcoming Municipal Corporat
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Parliament passes Constitution (SCs) order (Amendment) Bill 2017
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Apr. 10 (ANI): Parliament has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2017 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. It was passed by Lok Sabha on March 23.
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Want to spread idea of 'vasudhaiva kutumbakam': Gehlot on castei
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Asserting that his statement on casteism was misquoted, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot today said that he just wanted to spread the idea of 'vasudhaiva kutumbakam' (world is one family) and eradicate the probl
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